Show Owners of Bingham Property I Get 14 8 Per Cent Tax Drop Editor Editors note This It Is the th last lut of nf seven articles by a r 1 staff writer on the of ja tax box valuation and levy adjustments In each of the tun taxing units in Salt Lake county By AL FERGUSON I Bingham property owners received dual consideration this year yearn in the matter of valuation reductions n which in conjunction with a l leyy evy d decrease r ase of 41 mills ills will net taxpayers about per cent off oft on their 1936 tax bill The county board of equalization consisting chiefly of county commissioners commissioners com corn missioners allowed a flat reduction of 10 per cent on real estate and improvements within the taxing dis district district dis- dis On top of ot that the state tax commission allowed an additional 10 per cent reduction on valuation of ot improvements Thus of ot taxable property property prop prop- erty in the district dropped to o a total of this year The total purpose nil levy L is mills mill lowest it has been for any year since 1931 when it was mills Results Result of these adjustments in levy evy and valuation are shown in the following examples example taken from tax rolls No 1 Mercantile l business business business busi busi- ness Assessed at and taxed 6 in 1935 valued at l and will be charged taxes this his year yent amounting to a reduction 1 of or 14 per cent in in the tho tax bill bUt Example No 2 A 2 A home Valued at 1805 and taxed In fn 1935 valued at 1735 this year and will willbe willbe be charged taxes T This is Is Isa a reduction of about per cent in bi taxes Example No 3 3 Hospital Valued Val Vl- I at and charged 3 lax taxes in 1935 assessed at and will be bo taxed for this year Reduction of 17 per cent in tax bill I Example No 4 Residence 4 ren- ren fl 11 u. i tal property Valued at U 9 charged taxes in 1935 fl at um and will be t for 5 this year Reduction per cent In taxes |